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Chowan Baptist Female College – 11 July 1870
Monday July 11, 1870
The North Carolina Standard Newspaper
Raleigh, N.C.
The Daily Index
North Carolina Items:
Chowan Baptist Female College;
The commencement exercises of the above institution, located at
Murfreesboro, N.C., took place last week. Rev. A. McDowell is the
principle. Quite a number of distinguished Baptist ministers were present,
among them Rev. Drs. Wingate, Toy, T.G. Jones, J.H. Mills and others. The
annual sermon was preached by Rev. T.G. Jones, of Norfolk, and the annual
address was delivered by Rev. T.G. Toy, of Greenville, SC. The following
young ladies graduated, viz,: Miss M.O. Spright, of Gates county; Miss
Annie Newsome, of Hertford county; Miss Susie A. Spencer, of Camden county;
Miss Arvo H. Moore, of Murfreesboro; Miss Sallie E. McDowell, Murfreesboro;
and Miss Rosa O. Beale, of Hertford county.
Contributed by: Marianne Nichols Ordway
MCCOY, LYDIA – (no dates given)
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. LYDIA MCCOY WERE HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 3 O’CLOCK FROM THE HOME IN BELCROSS. REV. JOHN LINK OFFICIATED. ”SOME TIME WE’LL UNDERSTAND,” ASLEEP IN JESUS,” AND ”ABIDEWITH ME.” WERE SUNG BY MRS.T. S. ROBINSON, MRS. RUTH BROWN.MRS.GEORGE UPTON, MRS.R. L. BRAY, MISS SARAH TARKINGTON, AND MRS.FRANK SAWYER. THEY ALSO SANG ;;SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER;”. AT THE GRAVE. FLOWERS GIRLS WERE;MESDAMES TOM GREGORY,WINFRED CREEKMORE, PERCY SANDERLIN,HOWARD BERRY, EARL BARTLETT,MARION WATKINS,TOM WILLIAMS AND F. LAMB. PALLBEARERS WERE ; NELSON WILLIAMS , JOE PERKINS,HENRY BROWN, RAY JACOBS, JOE WILLIAMS, CLYDE MOORE AND BEN MCCOY. BURIAL WAS MADE IN THE FAMILY BURYING GROUND.
Contributed by: Linda Mansfield